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How schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban
environment; urban school reform; conditions that promote student achievement;
youth violence; the potential impact of school choice and vouchers on urban public
schools

Effectiveness of small school reform in New York City; impact of school
food policies on childhood obesity; impact of crime on student academic achievement;
student mobility and implications for academic performance; effect of housing
vouchers on educational outcomes; impact of housing crisis and foreclosures on
children

• Adriana Villavicencio, research associate, Research Alliance for New York City Schools

Charter schools; school choice policies; turning around low-performing schools;
improving education for Black and Latino males; the role of communities and families
in children’s education

About the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
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